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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2020 Apr;157(4):542–549. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.09.008

Table IV:

Change in confidence level before and after viewing setups

Confidence before
Confidence after
Change in confidence
Parameters n Mean (%) 95% CI P* Mean (%) 95% CI P* Mean (%) 95% CI P*
Total 174 83 78 87 89 86 91 6 4 9 <0.001**

Case
 1 29 89 85 93 <0.001 90 86 93 0.001 1 −2 4 <0.001
 2 29 85 80 90 92 89 95 7 3 10
 3 29 74 67 81 87 83 90 13 8 18
 4 29 83 79 87 86 82 90 3 −0.2 6.7
 5 29 81 76 87 89 85 93 8 4 12
 6 29 83 76 90 90 86 93 7 2 12

Change in treatment plan
 Kept original plan 133 84 80 88 0.003 89 86 92 0.37 5 3 7 0.003
 Changed plan 41 77 71 84 88 84 91 10 6 15

Experience of practitioners
 Residents 42 72 60 83 0.067 81 76 86 <0.001 9 1 18 0.55
 ≤ 5 years in practice 78 86 82 91 91 88 94 5 3 7
 > 5 years in practice 54 86 81 91 92 89 95 6 3 9
*

Linear regression using generalized estimating equations

**

Comparing before vs. after